The Vileburgers: With Friends Like This Who Needs Halloween?

by Uncle Henry, Uncle Henry (Illustrator)

Overview

When Betty Blinkwell's New York socialite archeologist parents disappear mysteriously in Texas a few days before Halloween, Betty's Aunt Fiasca is convinced they are lost forever since they are lost, after all, in Texas. But it gets worse. Betty accidentally brushes against a pumpkin and a whole family of really dumb pumpkin genies, the Vileburgers, emerge to offer their help.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781932568011
Publisher:	Uncle Henry Books
Publication date:	05/28/2004
Pages:	88
Product dimensions:	5.24(w) x 7.66(h) x 0.28(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

Editorial Reviews

Replete with elements of magic, humor and wit, Uncle Henry's new Halloween classic is an imaginative adventure for young children. When Betty's famous archaeologist parents, who are invited by a Texas oil billionaire to dig up the long lost civilization of the ancient Oiltecs, vanish under mysterious circumstances, she decides to follow her friend Erwin's suggestion to skip Halloween and go to Texas to find her parents. While sobbing outside her penthouse entrance, "How does a little girl like me get to Texas?" Betty unintentionally touches one of the giant twin pumpkins placed next to the doorway, ejecting a bunch of stupid ghouls. Since these Vileburgers - Otha, Snit, Malice, Blech, led by Count Otho, volunteer, "You can wish anything you want...your wish is our comma-z-h-e-o-u-w," she holds them to their promise and drags them along to Texas. But how far will these reluctant ghouls, who'd rather stay back in New York and have fun during Halloween, be useful to her in her search? Will their ghastly urban powers work in ghostly Texas? Young readers aged nine and up will enjoy taking a trip through this exciting book to find out the answers. Besides reading, they can have fun donning the roles of the hilarious cast and enacting this scene-based story on stage. While Uncle Henry's illustrations are sure to rouse a chuckle from readers, his glossary and special message on environmental responsibility are aimed to entertain and educate at the same time. Copyright 2005

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